Cryptoverse: Bitcoin miners get stuck in a bear pit
Spare a thought for the beleaguered bitcoin miner.
In late 2021, miners were the toast of the town with a surefire path to profit: hook powerful computers up to cheap power, ...
Pummelled pound faces long road back as investor confidence shredded
Sterling’s slide to record lows leaves it staring at parity with the dollar. Whether or not it hits the symbolic level, investors say Britain’s new government has dealt ...
Philippines to shut 175 offshore gambling firms
The Philippines will stop operations of 175 offshore gambling firms and deport about 40,000 Chinese workers, a justice ministry official said on Monday, part of a crackdown on the notoriously opaque online ...
Are you ready for the biggest event for Creators in Cyprus?
We are happy to announce that on September 29th the most influential creators, entrepreneurs and founders in the world will collide at the luxurious Parklane Hotel in Limassol with a ...
Lone Star will not submit new bid for Bank of Cyprus (updated)
Private equity firm Lone Star, in a statement issued on Tuesday to the London Stock Exchange, said that it is not intending to submit a revised offer for the acquisition ...
Oil rises as focus turns to possible supply cuts
Oil prices rose more than 1 per cent on Tuesday, after plunging to nine-month lows a day earlier, amid indications that producer alliance OPEC+ may enact output cuts to avoid a ...
Chronoly (CRNO) jumps while loss multiplies for Elrond (EGLD), 1Inch Network (1Inch) investors
The value of several cryptocurrencies have plummeted in the last one year. Their downfall became steeper during the crypto market upheaval this year. Digital assets like Elrond (EGLD) and 1Inch ...
Bitcoin bounces above $20,000 for first time in about a week
Bitcoin broke above $20,000 on Tuesday for the first time in about a week, as cryptocurrencies bounced, along with other risk-sensitive assets, in Asian trade.
The biggest cryptocurrency by market value, ...
Reversing UK confidence crash requires policy U-turn: economists
Rock-bottom investor confidence in Britain will only recover with a U-turn of the economic plan announced last week by finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, US economist Larry Summers and J.P. ...
Cyprus tourism should always be assessed and improved
The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) on Monday said that ‘rethinking tourism’, the key theme of this year’s World Tourism Day, highlights the importance of the continuous improvement ...
A history of UK currency crises and crashes
Britain’s pound plunged to an all-time low early on Monday as international investors reacted to plans laid out by the country’s new prime minister and finance minister to ...
Cyprus ranked 29th in retirement security
Investment management company Natixis has ranked Cyprus in 29th place in its global retirement index for 2022, with a total score of 62 per cent.
“The Global Retirement Index (GRI) is a ...
Cyprus Business Now
Cypriot company Louis Plc this week announced that it has recorded a significant improvement in its operational revenue during the first half of 2022, reaching €32.5 million during this time, compared to €6.2 ...
Group of countries to push EU for gas price cap
A group of European Union countries want to push Brussels to produce plans this week for a bloc-wide cap on the price of gas, according to a draft letter seen ...
With eye on Big Tech, energy crisis, EU telcos call for shared network costs
Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE), Orange (ORAN.PA), Telefonica (TEF.MC) and 13 other European telecoms providers on Monday made their strongest push for Big Tech to share network costs, citing the ...
Economy and Competitiveness Council presents long-term strategy ‘Vision 2035’ to MPs
“Cyprus should be one of the best places in the world to live, work and be active” is the vision on the basis of which the Cyprus Economy and Competitiveness ...
Energy, inflation crises risk pushing big economies into recession, OECD says
Global economic growth is slowing more than was forecast a few months ago in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as energy and inflation crises risk snowballing into ...
McDonald’s hikes prices in Japan on higher input costs, weaker yen
Japan’s McDonald’s fast food restaurants will raise prices on about 60 per cent of its offerings to customers, fuelled by rising input costs and exchange-rate fluctuations, the company said ...
Companies potentially affected by Italy’s election
A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party looks set to win a clear majority in the next parliament, exit polls said on Sunday after voting ...
Japan bans chemical weapons-related goods to Russia
Japan has decided to ban exports of chemical weapons-related goods to Russia in an additional sanction against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, and is “deeply concerned” about the possible ...
Oil prices fall for a second day on concerns for expected recession
Oil prices fell for a second day on Monday on fears of lower fuel demand from an expected global recession sparked by rising worldwide interest rates and as a surging ...
Surety for issuance of an order without notice
No interim order is issued unless a guarantee is provided in favour of the person against whom the order is sought
The court within the scope of its powers, upon ...
UK home asking prices rise, tax cuts to spur demand
Asking prices for British homes advertised rose solidly this month and last week’s cut to property purchase tax announced by finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng could fuel demand further, property ...
Public tenders and compensation
Among the problems that this country has, as well as unforgiving bureaucracy, are the increasing problems in recent years in the award of public tenders for infrastructure projects and others.
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